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Dry Autoclaving for the Nanofabrication of Sulfides, Selenides, Borides, Phosphides, Nitrides, Carbides, and Oxides
Author(s) -
Pol Vilas G.,
Pol Swati V.,
Gedanken Aharon
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201001210
Subject(s) - materials science , nitride , carbide , nanomaterials , tin , chemical engineering , nanolithography , catalysis , dissociation (chemistry) , metallurgy , inorganic chemistry , nanotechnology , chemistry , fabrication , organic chemistry , layer (electronics) , pathology , medicine , alternative medicine , engineering
This review compiles various nanostructures fabricated by a distinct “dry autoclaving” approach, where the chemical reactions are carried out without solvents; above the dissociation temperature of the chemical precursor(s) at elevated temperature in a closed reactor. The diversity to fabricate carbides (SiC, Mo 2 C, WC), oxides (VOx‐C, ZnO, Eu 2 O 3 , Fe 3 O 4 , MoO 2 ), hexaborides (LaB 6 , CeB 6 , NdB 6 , SmB 6 , EuB 6 , GdB 6 ), nitrides (TiN, NbN, TaN), phosphides (PtP 2 , WP), sulfides (ZnS, FeS/C, SnS/C, WS 2 , WS 2 /C), and selenides (Zn 1‐x Mn x Se/C, Cd 1‐ x Mn x Se/C), with various shapes and sizes is accounted with plausible applications. This unique single‐step, solvent‐free synthetic process opens up a new route in the growing nanomaterials science; owing to its considerable advantages on the existing approaches.